Police investigating ‘suspicious’ death on Carlsbad beach

CARLSBAD (CNS) – A man in his 20s died after being found in distress on
a Carlsbad beach early Friday, according to police, who released few details but
called the death “suspicious.”

Officers were called to the area of Ocean Street and Beech Avenue about
5:40 a.m., according to a Carlsbad police statement.

Once there, they found bystanders on the beach trying to help the man,
who was eventually taken by paramedics to Tri-City Medical Center, police said.
He was pronounced dead at short time later.

“The police department began a comprehensive investigation into the
suspicious death,” police said in their statement. “Additional details are
under investigation. The male's identity is currently unknown.”